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A Pelican at Blandings

By: P. G. Wodehouse
Narrated by: Nigel Lambert
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 Clarence, ninth Earl of Emsworth, sank back in his chair looking like the good old man in a Victorian melodrama whose mortgage the villain had just foreclosed. He felt the absence of that gentle glow which customarily accompanied the departure of one of his sisters. Lord Emsworth needed Galahad....There are tricky corners to be rounded, and assorted godsons, impostors, and pretty girls to be paired off. Fortunately, many years' membership of the Pelican Club means the Hon. Galahad Threepwood is able to keep cool, stiffen his upper lip, and always think a shade quicker then the next man.©2014 Nigel Lambert (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Classics Literature & Fiction Comedy Feel-Good Funny Witty

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"It would be easy to drive off the road while you whoop with laughter over this audiobook." ( AudioFile)
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I was really surprised to come across a PGW work which I had not previously read - what a lovely treat!

This is a Blandings Castle adventure with all the usual ingredients - Lord Emsworth beset by the dragon Connie, an unwelcome guest in the person of the ghastly Duke of Dunstable, complicated love interest, impostors and the wonderful Galahad Threepwood coming to the rescue of all in his own brilliant style. Perhaps the plot does not achieve the same supremely inventive daftness of some of the earlier Blandings tales, but it is wonderfully entertaining nonetheless. Nigel Lambert is a superb narrator; he paces the book brilliantly; he really savours the jokes and he brings all the characters vividly to life, especially the horrible Dunstable.

Strongly recommended.

Classic Wodehouse

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Love the Blandings books and this is no exception. Poor old Clarence is in his usual confused state and is very worried about The Empress. Connie is visiting from the states and so he calls in his brother to help diffuse the situation she brings. Dunstable turns up too and invites some extras to bring more subtle behind the scenes work.

Brilliant reading of a great book

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Well read by Nigel Lambert, this is very entertaining and typical of Wodehouse. Guaranteed to cheer you up.

Pleasurable Wodehouse

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Jonathan Cecil for the Bertie Wooster stories but Nigel Lambert has Blandings and its inmates to an absolutely spiffing T. His Dukes cannot be bettered, his Beech is masterly and his Galahad and ‘popsies’ are a dream..... when all the world is dark and black or when a soothing is desired turn here and you will find calm joy, gentle smiles and timeless enjoyment.

Delicious

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Another vintage Wodehouse with all the complications, unlikely coincidences and unlikely characters as usual. Well read with a wide range of voices.

Vintage Wodehouse

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